Hildegarde Naughton (Galway West, Fine Gael) | Oireachtas source

I move:

Tuesday's business shall be: - Motion re Thirtieth Report of the Committee of Selection (without debate)

- Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024 (Second Stage) (if not previously concluded, to adjourn either at 5.30 p.m. or after 1 hr 41 mins, whichever is the later) Tuesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Dublin and Monaghan Bombings, selected by Sinn Féin.

Wednesday's business shall be: - Motion re Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Rota for Leaders' Questions (without debate)

- Statements on Delivering Universal Healthcare (not to exceed 2 hrs 27 mins)

- Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024 (Report and Final Stages) (to commence no earlier than 4.30 p.m. and if not previously concluded, to adjourn either at 7.30 p.m. or after 3 hrs 1 min, whichever is the later) Wednesday's private members' business shall be the Motion re Road Safety and Maintenance, selected by the Labour Party.

Thursday's business shall be the resumed Second Stage, if not previously concluded, of Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024 (if not previously concluded, to adjourn either at 4.30 p.m. or after 2 hrs 46 mins whichever is the later).

Thursday evening business shall be the Second Stage of the Neighbour Disputes (Vegetation) Bill 2017.

Proposed Arrangements for this week’s business:

In relation to Tuesday’s business, it is proposed that: 1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the extent that private members’ business may be taken earlier than 6.12 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the adjournment of the proceedings on Second Stage of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024, or where those proceedings conclude within the available time, on the conclusion thereof, with consequential effect on the commencement times for the items following in the ordinary routine of business, namely, oral Parliamentary Questions to the Minister for Environment, Climate and Communications, and topical issues, and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil;

2. the proceedings on the Motion re Thirtieth Report of the Committee of Selection shall be taken without debate; and

3. the proceedings on Second Stage of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned either at 5.30 p.m. or after 1 hour and 41 minutes, whichever is the later, and shall not be resumed on Tuesday. In relation to Wednesday's business, it is proposed that: 1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the following extent:

(i)in the event the Taoiseach is unable to attend for questions pursuant to Standing Order 46(1), the SOS pursuant to Standing Order 25(1) may take place earlier than 1.49 p.m., with consequential effect on the commencement time for Government business; and

(ii) the weekly division time may be taken earlier than 8.45 p.m., and shall in any event be taken on the adjournment of the proceedings on Report and Final Stages of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024, or where those proceedings conclude within the available time, on the conclusion thereof, with consequential effect on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil;

2. the proceedings on the Motion re Report of the Committee on Standing Orders and Dáil Reform on Rota for Leaders' Questions shall be taken without debate;

3. the Statements on Delivering Universal Healthcare shall not exceed 2 hours and 27 minutes and the following arrangements shall apply thereto:

(i)the arrangements for the statements, not including the Ministerial response, shall be in accordance with the arrangements agreed by Order of the Dáil of 30th July, 2020, for 135 minutes, and the Resolution of the Dáil of 20th September, 2023, providing for two minutes for non-aligned members;

(ii) following the statements, a Minister or Minister of State shall be called upon to make a statement in reply which shall not exceed 10 minutes; and

(iii) members may share time; and

4. the proceedings on the Report and Final Stages of the Future Ireland Fund and Infrastructure, Climate and Nature Fund Bill 2024 shall commence no earlier than 4.30 p.m. and shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned either at 7.30 p.m. or after 2 hours and 16 minutes 3 hours and 1 minute, whichever is the later, and shall not be resumed on Wednesday. In relation to Thursday's business, it is proposed that: 1. the ordinary routine of business as contained in Schedule 3 to Standing Orders shall be modified to the extent that topical issues may be taken earlier than 7.24 p.m. and shall in any event be taken on the adjournment of any resumed proceedings on Second Stage of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024, or where those proceedings conclude within the available time, on the conclusion thereof, with consequential effect on the commencement time for the Second Stage of the Neighbour Disputes (Vegetation) Bill 2017, and on the time for the adjournment of the Dáil: Provided that where Second Stage of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024 concludes before Thursday, topical issues shall be taken on the conclusion of the SOS; and

2. any resumed proceedings on Second Stage of the Health (Miscellaneous Provisions) (No. 2) Bill 2024 shall, if not previously concluded, be interrupted and stand adjourned at 4.30 p.m. or after 2 hours and 46 minutes, whichever is the later, and shall not be resumed on Thursday.

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